The Source: Exploring Two Urban Teachers' Classroom Spirituality and Mindfulness

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Abstract

Some authors argue that it is only through the incorporation of the spiritual into our various forms of education that we can hope to genuinely impact our society, ourselves and our world. Spirituality can be an avenue for exploration of this development, as well as a powerful resource for teachers and potentially students.
I argue through this paper that teachers’ spirituality is important within the field of education, particularly at this juncture in our society. Through a qualitative instrumental case study my work examined the pedagogies and practices of two veteran urban educators, and the vitality of spirituality in their practices. This paper explores spirituality as embodied in pedagogical teaching practices via mindfulness.

Author

• Emily A. Daniels, SUNY - College at Plattsburgh